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A Curtis Fund scholarship closed Makayla Towne’s college funding gap and opened the door to more than a degree. Now a Clark University senior preparing for medical school, she plans to return to Vermont as a psychiatrist serving neurodivergent teens—and give back to the community that raised her. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont invested in her. Now she’s coming back. .
“We’ve been ignored the whole way through."
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - The first-ever Vermont Crafters Expo takes over the Champlain Valley Expo this weekend. The brand-new event is designed just for craft makers. The event is Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instead of a traditional craft fair with finished goods, the expo...
There’s a city in America where the Golden Arches simply do not exist. No drive-thru. No value meal. No familiar red-and-yellow sign glowing from a strip mall. While this might sound like a quirk from a small town somewhere off the beaten path, this city is actually a state capital – the seat of government ... Read more
Households in Maine and Wyoming can apply for heating aid now, Rhode Island takes applications from September through May, and Vermont’s crisis fuel program opens on the last Monday in November, which is Nov. 30 this year. Each state runs its own season, its own income test and its own emergency route. Maine’s one-person income […] The post Heating aid applications in Maine and Wyoming are open now, Rhode Island takes them September through May, and Vermont’s crisis fuel help starts the last Monday in November appeared first on The Money Overview .
Vermont households served by a gas or electric utility are shielded from cutoffs for unpaid bills on the coldest winter days, under rules the Public Utility Commission adopted. From Nov. 1 through March 31, a utility may not disconnect a home when the forecast is below 10 degrees, and the line rises to below 32 […] The post Vermont bars winter gas and electric shutoffs from Nov. 1 through March 31 on days forecast below 10 degrees, and below 32 degrees for households with anyone 62 or older who notifies the utility appeared first on The Money Overview .
The second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of the Army recently paid a visit to Jericho, Vermont, where soldiers are trained in mountain warfare.
Gov. Phil Scott’s victory over Amanda Janoo in Tuesday’s election is raising questions about pre-election polling that showed him losing the Vermont governor’s race.
The Vermont Arts Council awarded $307,322 to 16 arts and community organizations for improvements to cultural facilities across the state. The fiscal year 2027 grants will support projects ranging from accessibility and safety improvements to heating, cooling and energy-efficiency upgrades, according to a community announcement. The program supports capital improvements to public spaces used for arts and cultural activities. Projects include a solar and battery system at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, theater equipment at Haskell Free Library in Derby Line and a vertical platform lift at The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction. The grants are funded through the State of Vermont Capital Appropriations Budget. Grants support accessibility, safety and energy projects This year's recipients and projects are: Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro: $30,000 for installation of a solar and battery system. Corner School Resource Center of Granville, Granville: $6,375 to insulate the building. Crystal Lake Falls Historical Association, Barton: $2,363 to replace existing ceiling lights with more efficient LED track lighting. Friends of the Union Meeting Hall, Ferrisburgh: $30,000 for a new heating and cooling system and electrical and lighting upgrades. Haskell Free Library, Derby Line: $30,000 to acquire and install theater equipment. Island Arts,
As Lake Champlain has been dealing with toxic phosphorous and algae blooms, Vermont has put nearly one billion dollars into a clean water initiative. But after all that money, and twenty years of work, the Lake hasn't gotten much cleaner. And Vermonters have been left with a lot of unknowns. WAMC’s Producer Annie Bennett sat down with Jonathan Mingle at Seven Days, a reporter of the "Troubled Water" series to talk about how they investigated this issue and where it stands now:
Vermonters who want health coverage starting Jan. 1, 2027 have to sign up through Vermont Health Connect by Dec. 15. Open enrollment runs from Nov. 1 to Dec. 28, but the state says only people who enroll by the 15th are guaranteed a January start date. A federal change also takes effect with the 2026 […]
Looking ahead to the 2027-28 school budget, the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board this week took a first step toward running two fewer schools next fall, proposing to close elementary schools in Waitsfield and Fayston. That call was made in a straw poll at Wednesday’s board meeting with...
The Bolton Valley Access Road has a planned partial closure in place Friday, November 6.
Residents in Washington County advanced the effort to build a new East Montpelier campus for the Central Vermont Career Center, expanding its enrollment size. Read the story on VTDigger here: Washington County voters approved $54.9 million bond for new career center .
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Drought conditions are expanding across Vermont after a stretch of below-normal rainfall in much of the region. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 32% of Vermont in moderate drought, up from 14% one week earlier. In New Hampshire, the area in moderate drought grew from 33% to 40% over the same period.
VermontBiz Governor Phil Scott today announced Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn and Public Service Commissioner Kerrick Johnson will both be retiring from their roles on November 20. Joe Flynn was appointed secretary of the Agency of Transportation (AOT) in 2016 and has served in the role since the start of the...
Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Government offices and the U.S. Postal Service will be closed for the day. Here are some of the events honoring veterans around Vermont throughout the week. Nov. 6. Bennington. Two Vets Town Hall events are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday. This event...
Friday, November 6, 2026, on Common Sense Radio, with Bill Sayre, weekdays, 11 o’clock till Noon. Austin Davis, of the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, joins Bill to discuss how best to improve the business climate in Vermont to be a place where more entrepreneurs and other businesses want to invest, grow, and hire; also a place where families, particularly young families, want to live, and can afford to live. And the effect of the elections, earlier this week, to that end.
VermontBiz Beacon Bank colleagues recently volunteered at a WindowDressers Community Build here, helping assemble free and low-cost insulated window inserts for those who cannot afford them. Through the community-driven initiative, volunteers built custom interior-mounted storm windows designed to keep homes warmer during the winter while reducing carbon emissions. WindowDressers combines...
A new apprenticeship pathway aims to bring more teachers into Vermont classrooms by allowing Vermonters to work in schools while earning their degrees.
